there were minor clashes following this , it sp ##elt an end to major combat operations . following the end of the war , the australian army awarded three battle honours for the fighting around the hong ##ora ##i river . the 2 / 4th armoured regiment , and the 9th , 24th , 57th / 60th and 58 ##th / 59 ##th infantry battalions received the battle honour " hong ##ora ##i river " . a second battle honour — " egan ' s ridge – hong ##ora ##i ford " — was also awarded to the 2 / 4th armoured regiment , and the 24th and 58 ##th / 59 ##th infantry battalions for the second stage of the fighting , while the 57th / 60th
there were minor clashes following this, it spelt an end to major combat operations. following the end of the war, the australian army awarded three battle honours for the fighting around the hongorai river. the 2 / 4th armoured regiment, and the 9th, 24th, 57th / 60th and 58th / 59th infantry battalions received the battle honour " hongorai river ". a second battle honour — " egan's ridge – hongorai ford " — was also awarded to the 2 / 4th armoured regiment, and the 24th and 58th / 59th infantry battalions for the second stage of the fighting, while the 57th / 60th